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Re: Rails on XML, Part 7: XML serialization (a gem)

zvp — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:00:28 -0000

Hello, David.
I use Ruby and xml/xslt transformations in my work many years, but, unfortunately, separately.
I like this series of articles very much, because it glues two great things: ruby on rails framework and power of xsl transformations.
Ruby language is great and RoR principles too, but I think that default templates system is weak place in RoR.
HTML produced by them can be invalid, and there is ability to mix business logic.
Your work tries to correct these lacks. It's great!
But I am am confused with use of the external xml/xslt processor.
Looks like it is possible to eliminate superfluous transformations.
What about to turn xml serialization to "binary" xml object and to pass it to xml/xslt processor in binary state?

With hope, zvp.

Re: Are you my doctor?

happyhippy1000 — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:21:45 -0000

hi david.
i have noticed that as well, found it a bit odd in the beginning as well. but now i think it makes for a much more relaxed atmosphere. she says, with her broken arm...
can still have an aperitif at the xmas party in village, no probs: i can hold my glass with my good right hand ;-)

Re: Rails on XML, Part 1: Background

epugh — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:41:10 -0000

We worked with eXistDB on a site that was powered using these set of technologies, and I would really have loved to have built the frontend in something more powerful, like RoR, and continued to use eXistDB as the XML database. I really like eXistDB as a DB, but as a web dev framework, well XSLT and XQuery for logic parsing are too clumsy to render a pile o' html!

Re: 2008 in figures

Alex Greysukh — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:38:39 -0000

Hi David - how do you like St Petersburg (my former home city)? Do you have any special impressions or something that surprised you? I am interested to hear...

Re: Rails on XML, Part 4: Rendering views with XSLT

christiandlk — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:24:16 -0000

Hi, I am doing a school project using ruby and xslt. Is it possible that you provide any more documentation?...

Thanks for this post.

Re: Rails on XML, Part 4: Rendering views with XSLT

Artur — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:29:51 -0000

would be great

Re: Rails on XML, Part 7: XML serialization (a gem)

JK — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:33:40 -0000

Just wondering, is it neccesary to use the xslt_render rails plugin with xml_serialization gem?
It seems like using just the xml_serialization gem alone as a replacement for Rails' default to_xml will break render :xml => something.to_xml
The resulting "xml" will be a string of the escaped xml.
To make it works, render :text => something.to_xml has to be used instead.

Re: Are you my doctor?

slidescanner — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:14:57 -0000

Here in UK you get both casual and white coat kind of doctors. I think its more important how good they are rather than what they wear.

Re: Comments via disqus

Tomash — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:24:54 -0000

Jekyll is great and comment engine without changing its philosophy and technology - simply wonderful! I'm moving to Jekyll+Discuss, thanks for inspiration :)

Re: Are you my doctor?

Miles Bader — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:27:52 -0000

The lab coat makes me feel a little more secure, to tell the truth... obviously not a whole lot of basis for that, but...

Re: Are you my doctor?

Miles Bader — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:27:33 -0000

[gee, how on earth did it find out my user icon...?]

Re: Rails on XML, Part 4: Rendering views with XSLT

Matt Mitchell — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:04:51 -0000

Hey this is great and thanks for the code. Would you be able to post the final version of the module?

Thanks,
Matt

Re: Escape from magical thinking

alpinegizmo — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:26:05 -0000

A study reported in Science back in 2006 comparing peoples' views in 34 countries finds that the United States ranks near the bottom when it comes to public acceptance of evolution. See http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,207858,00.html

Re: Escape from magical thinking

bitherder — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:54:56 -0000

Hey, David. Thanks for the pointer.

Have you seen anything that shows how Europeans stack up against Americans on the subject?

Re: Rails on XML, Part 5: Rails partials with XSLT

Piotr — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:06:02 -0000

OK, I've just noticed you used xsltproc. Not surprising.

Re: Rails on XML, Part 5: Rails partials with XSLT

Piotr — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:05:13 -0000

Obviously! And that's a limitation which I think is in spirit of Rails. Views should be views! I must say i like what you did very much although would gladly hear more about such details as performance, xslt processor you used, have you used XForms at all etc.

Re: Rails on XML, the Series

Piotr — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:40:45 -0000

I'm sooo happy I found what you're doing here.

Re: Happy New Year!

alpinegizmo — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:31:18 -0000

Testing comments.